Fan Fiction ❯ New Dawn Of The Heart ❯ To Fall So Hard It Hurts To Feel, To Be Gone, Forgotten, Lost And Forced To Kneel ( Chapter 6 )

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DISCLAMER This story contains people being knocked around in weapon fights and bad language as well as * Shoujo-Ai /girl love*

To Fall So Hard It Hurts To Feel, To Be Gone, Forgotten, Lost And Forced To Kneel

Suzuka turned slowly around eyeing the two people in front of her both where being held up by the assassin guards. Nether had come around yet, she cocked her head to one side eyeing them both again. They had claimed to be Taki's friends, she narrowed her good eye Taki really knew how to pick her friends these two were both stupid and weak.

She folded her arms then grabbed one off the packs spilling the contents on the floor. She sneered watching a golden dragons head hit the ground it rolled to a stop near her feet. She breathed in grinding her teeth together Taki's so called friend also liked to take things. She slammed her foot in to the ground then kicked the object to one side.

She leaned down picking up a fallen bread roll taking a bite from it, her eyes wandered in thought if theses stupid bastards knew Taki then maybe they knew Sophitia as well. She grinned widely this was going to be fun maybe she could delve in to their minds and find out the answers. In truth it was about time she took off the binding spell on Taki's weapon and had some fun with it.

She turned sharply hearing a groan. It was the Chinese girl who was slowly coming around she watched as the girls dark brown eyes slowly opened. The girl looked up slowly one eye was still half closed though it was probably like that due the beating she'd given her earlier.

She slowly put both hands behind her back then leaned forward until she was eye level with the brown haired girl "Well, well you are something of a moron aren't you?" The girl didn't reply she turned around looking at the man beside her who was being held fast.

Suzuka narrowed her good eye then turned to look at the young man she turned back slowly meeting the young girls gaze "Is he your boyfriend? Oh I think he is isn't he I can see that worried look in those big brown eyes of yours." She pulled out her double-edged dagger spinning it between her fingers " Maybe I should turn him in to a eunuchfor you. I mean it would make me laugh to see the look on your face when you see your boyfriend can't give you children."

Seung Mina looked up slowly at the woman in front of her "Bitch." She found her self wincing painfully as the woman's knee impacted with her stomach. Suzuka watched the girl bend over painfully she leaned forward a wide smile spreading across her face "Moronic and mouthy, it's a wonder you've survived adolescence. I'm guessing by the look of you, you've got more brawn than brain's."

Seung Mina looked up slowly a sneer forming across her face "Better than being like you, I mean look at you, you're a one eyed ugly bitch. Hell even my family's hound is better looking than you." Suzuka gritted her teeth she swung around sharply putting her weapon close to the girl's throat "How's about you keep that trap of yours shut before I shut you up permanently."

She turned gazing at the young man next to her "Or better still I'll hack him in to little pieces right in front of you." She watched as the girl's eyes narrowed. Suzuka smiled she pulled her self up slowly "So your are a friend of Taki's am I right?"

Seung Mina looked up slowly a smile formed across her face "Taki you know she's not actually a friend of mine. You know come to think of it she doesn't know when I'm around. Actually I don't think she's knows I even exist." Suzuka snarled she slowly turned meeting the girl's gaze "Don't play stupid with me, you annoying little Chinese girl!"

Seung Mina breathed in deeply then shook her head in annoyance "You know you really ought to look harder I'm Korean not Chinese's. Guess when lost your right eye you lost more than just your depth perception." She paused "You should also get an eye patch because that white eye of yours is just nasty."

Suzuka shot forward grabbing the girl by her shirt then roughly pulled her up by it until her face was level with her own "You ought to quit with your childish games Chinese's girl! If you had any sense at all you'd tell me out right all about yourself." Seung Mina looked in to the ninja woman's turquoise eye "My name is Seung Mina not Chinese's girl! Geez… you don't have a very good memory do you?"

Suzuka grabbed the girl pulling her closer "Don't fuck with me anymore Chinese girl! Because I swear if you screw with me one more time I'll make you suffer so much you'll want to die before this day is over!"

Mina sneered "You now I've heard that one before. The last person who said a line like that to me ended up being maimed so bad she couldn't walk. No doubt your all mouth as well, people like you normally are." Suzuka slowly leaned forward "Stupid little fool do you have any idea who you're dealing with?"

Mina narrowed her gaze "Another annoying bitch who's wasting precious air by being alive." Suzuka pulled back she growled aloud " I see your a stubborn and foolish warrior." She smiled then roughly shoved the young girl back in to the guards who pulled back both her arm's so she couldn't move.

Suzuka slowly pulled out Mekki-Maru from her belt she smiled running her index finger down the red scabbard. Her gaze moved back to the girl in front of her "Do you know why warriors feared the Soul Edge swords so much?" Seung Mina eyed her then turned to look at Taki's weapon "Rumour has it the swords where living which was frightening enough for some people."

Suzuka slowly put her hand on the blade's hilt "You call yourself a warrior! Every warrior should know why those swords where so frightening." She paused an evil smile spreading across her lips "But that's ok your going to learn why soon enough." Seung Mina raised an eyebrow "Your so full of yourself, you don't own a Soul Edge sword they where both destroyed three years ago."

"Plus the one that was made the grand priest Kyumm mrl py eltzk from the broken Soul Edge swords hilt and merged with his staff off power didn't work. It lacked power and always needed to feed. He also tried to merge powerful weapons with it but to no avail he lost the war because of his foolishness and his make shift Soul Edge weapon was destroyed."

Suzuka slowly withdrew Mekki-Maru from its scabbard she watched it catch light then burst into red flames for a second then go still. She turned a wide grin spreading across her face "That is true but did you know that this weapon in my hands bears Soul Edges reminisce. The darkness lives in this weapon, which can still whisper to those who want to hear it."

She slowly pulled up the blade "You didn't know that did you?" Seung Mina slowly narrowed her gaze "No I didn't but what has what your telling me got to do with anything?" Suzuka turned she sneered eyeing the girl in front of her "Your really not all that bright are you?" She pulled up Taki's weapon "Still since you wont tell me whether you're a friend of Taki's I'll just have to get the information by force."

Seung Mina pulled back laughing slightly "Oh your so scary…. do you think I care if your moron guards beat the hell out off me. They can hit me till I die because I wont tell them anything!" Suzuka shook her head "Trust me I don't intended for my guards to touch you. In fact they wont have to Mekki-Maru will do the work for them."

Seung Mina pulled back in surprise "Mekki-Maru isn't Soul Edge." Suzuka slowly leaned forward "You didn't quite grasp the whole conversation we've just had did you." She shook her head "Well that's very pitiful and a tad pathetic." She grabbed hold of the girls long brown tail end pulling her head back by it "I'll give you a head start take a good long look at this blade."

Seung Mina didn't get a chance to speak she was pulled forward with agonizing force she watched as the blade was brought up close to her face. Suzuka slowly eased the weapon up she began to chant softly while looking deep in to the weapon. She smiled watching it glow red she watched the girls eyes dart in confusion, oh how pleasing this was going to be.

The blade suddenly burst up in a seething red light she watched as four glowing blue rings appeared the red light suddenly shot down wrapping around the blue rings. She smiled as they began to eat away at them they were the holding spells that had been keeping the swords living element dormant. There was a blast of red light as they disappeared from the gleaming blade altogether.

She slowly raised the weapon up she smiling as she heard it hiss. The blade's hilt slowly began to change as bloody coloured tentacles shot out from it wrapping them selves around the blade. Theses slowly began to form what looked like a closed eye. The blade began to grow outwards forming razor sharp sides it also grew slightly in size.

The blades colour changed from silver to a rusted metal look. The pulsing tentacles became solid forming a larger hilt, which was grey and messy in colour. It seemed like an eternity before the eye on the hilt opened. The large greenish brown eye looked around for a moment before it came to a stop, it blinked then turned to look at her.

Suzuka looked at it a her smile widened she could see the Chinese girl's utter terror as her eyes looked in to the Mekki-Maru's one which had narrowed slightly. Suzuka leaned forward moving the weapon closer to her terrified face "Feel the power of Soul Edge, and get ready to learn the real reason why warriors run in fear from it."

Kilik slowly opened his eyes he groaned painfully he felt a sharp agonizing pain as he was suddenly pulled to his feet. He was being held by some guards he turned sharply seeing that Mina was on his opposite side she was being held fast by the ninja woman who'd knocked him out she was holding her by the hair. She had and ugly looking blade in her hand, which she was pulling towards Mina's terrified face.

He pulled up sharply fighting his holders his feet smashed the floor he watched as the ninja turned to face him her one turquoise eye glinting " Well, well look who's come around well little staff waving Chinese's boy did you have a good nap?"

Kilik crowd his teeth together eyeing her " Get the hell off of my girlfriend bitch!"

Suzuka slowly turned to face him she pulled away the ugly blade from Mina's face while letting go of the her long brown tail end she'd been holding. She turned to the young man a wide smile forming on her face "Oh so you are her boyfriend. Well this should make for an interesting show." Kilik pulled hard he felt the guards pull him back roughly he watched the ninja walk up until she was standing in front of him.

Suzuka slowly leaned forward putting both hands behind her back "Tell me Chinese boy do you love this annoying little brown haired girl?" Kilik narrowed his gaze "More than anything and if you dear lay a finger on her I'll make it my aim in life to make you suffer." Suzuka pulled back she found herself laughing slightly "Oh please you've got to be kidding me. A dick less wonder like you couldn't even begin to know what it takes to make me suffer."

She slowly brought Taki's blade forward watching the eye move "Your as moronic as your girlfriend." She shrugged her shoulders slightly "If you both really are friends of Taki's then you're a really worthless pair of morons! You remind me of the people I used to kill for cheap thrills, because your so in over your heads its unbelievable."

Kilik shook his head then turned to look at the tall women in front of him "Has anyone ever told you that you're a real mouthy bitch." Suzuka slowly narrowed her gaze "Has anyone ever told you that you have a pencil dick."

Kilik didn't get chance to reply as the woman kicked him between the legs the blow was agonizingly painful. He found himself bending over painfully for the feeling in his lower half. He gritted his teeth together turning to look at the ninja woman who was smiling widely "When…I get free of your guards… I'm gonna tear you in half!"

He fall painfully to his knees he felt the guards move forward holding him down so he couldn't rise again. He turned to the tall ninja woman narrowing his gaze "Bitch." Suzuka calmly put a hand on his chin "You know your quiet tolerate for a man." She leaned down slightly "Really must remind myself to kick you harder next time."

"Leave him alone!"

Suzuka turned slowly seeing the brown haired girls horrified face. She slowly pulled up Mekki-Maru then turned eyeing the girl "Ah yes I almost forgot about you." She walked over to where the girl was standing. She paused noting the look of utter fear on her face. She grabbed the girl's hair again pulling her face towards the blade who's eye had gone wide "You can ether make this easy on yourself or very painful and hard."

Seung Mina sneered looking back at her "I'd rather die." Suzuka sighed aloud she turned grabbing the girls hair tighter "I really hate you stupid heroic types you really piss me off! You always want to fight it out till the end because you're not smart enough to cough up the truth and make it easy on yourself!"

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Aeon breathed in deeply he slowly pulled up his clawed looking at it. He let his fist fold over then turned his gaze down the tunnel ahead this was going to be one long walk he still wasn't completely sure if he was on the right track. He swished his tail slightly then put his shield hand up scratching his snout maybe he going about this the wrong way.

He was a lizard man and he had a tongue to taste the air. It was about time he started to use it. Maybe if he did he could pick up Mina and Kilik's scent then follow their trail. He shrugged his shoulders it was better than nothing, he hadn't found a single track to follow because the water was flowing around his feet and they hadn't left any markers on the walls.

He pulled up his head slightly letting his tongue spike out in to the air he closed his eyes. He moved his head to one side he couldn't taste anything. He moved forward slightly he could hear his clawed feet splashing through the still running water. He stopped still tasting something it was a slight feminine odour there was also the strong taste of some sort of perfume.

He pulled back slightly finding himself gagging he groaned slightly the taste had to be Seung Mina he pulled out his tongue again flicking it in the other direction there was a sweaty watery taste which was very masculine. He pulled his tongue back it had to be Kilik. He smiled widely this was going to be a lot easier know he'd tasted both their scents.

He stepped forward keeping his snout up in the air, now all he had to do was follow the smell. He shrugged his armoured shoulder then slowly turned the next corridor. He slowly pulled up both his weapons while flicking his tongue out in to the air. He had to find them both what if they where in trouble? What if they'd skewed up and took a wrong turn?

He stopped short tasting the strong perfume again he pulled away grinding his teeth together and why did Mina have to wear such horrible stuff? It was enough to make him gag. Sophitia didn't wear such potent perfumes and they didn't taste so foul ether. He shook his head why did women wear perfume anyway?

Maybe it was some sort of female ritual or maybe it was to get men's attentions. He stopped short shaking his head if that was the case then it was getting his attention in the worst possible way that was for sure. Couldn't kilik smell it? Maybe he liked the smell off it, of course he liked it he'd fallen head over heals for Mina he must've loved the smell off it.

Aeon hit himself mentally why was he even asking himself theses questions? This was his ticket to finding them both even if it did taste foul. He shook his head slightly then carried on moving forward into the next corridor.

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Toki turned sharply he felt a horrible feeling sweep over him. He'd felt it before a long time ago when the one of the Soul Edge swords had been shattered. It had been such a horrible feeling one which had caused him to step outside the temple to see a huge blast of pure black light rising up in to the heavens.

He had watched it hit the very clouds guarded by the heavenly dragons themselves then sweep across the entire sky covering it in pure darkness. In all his life he'd never seen such a horrifying sight as that one. He'd watched as the world turning to darkness despite it not even being nightfall.

He also remembered hearing of Taki's victory and that she'd slain Cervantes and that the darkness blacking out the sky had been his death or so the rumour was. He put a hand on his head he had been so proud of Taki, so proud and yet so afraid that she may have been sucked in by the influence of the Soul Edge swords. She hadn't but at the time he though she might have.

This felt so similar he couldn't put his finger on what it was but he knew the feeling. He turned slowly putting a hand through his beard it was the horrible unknowing and the feeling that something of horrible had happened and there was nothing he could do about it.

Yosho slowly put down his water skin down "Father are you alright?" Toki pulled up sharply Yosho's voice breaking him away from his thoughts. He breathed in deeply pushing his thoughts aside then slowly turned his head to face his son " Do you ever get that feeling when something terrible has happened?"

Yosho raised an eyebrow "Are you having that feeling as well?" Nagmo pulled up grabbing the water skin of the table "That feeling is just your conscience telling you that where all going die. Because Taki's going to go so distracted she'll loose her life and the blonde girl will die as well, and well hey where all going to end up entrails on the temple floor and Suzuka will get another cheap thrill."

He turned "Does that sum up the feeling you where getting at?" Rei slowly picked up her cup taking a sip she groaned still feeling the pain in her stomach from where Suzuka had kicked her. She turned sneering at Nagmo "Nagmo sometimes you are such a pessimistic bastard!" Nagmo turned gazing at her his eyes narrowed "I'm not a pessimist I'm a realist and being realistic, where all going die."

Hitoshi glared at his brother "Nagmo please calm yourself this is not the time or place for your foolish realistic thinking." Nagmo slowly folded his arms " Well it's better than being like you. You just sit on your second in command arse saying nothing. When was the last time you stepped forward to make a suggestion? Hell when was the last time you stood up and showed this clan your leadership skills?"

Hitoshi stood up slowly "My leadership skills are fine Nagmo, the reason you're not a leader is because you don't seem to grasp the whole controlling your mouth issue." Nagmo pushed his hair back from his eyes he slowly came forward to stand in front of the younger brown haired man "Shut the hell up Hitoshi you know you can throw your crap at me all the hell you want. It doesn't change the fact your leader ship skill have been failing!"

He pulled up a hand prodding the younger man in the chest "Face it Hitoshi since Taki left you haven't been doing so well in that department have you? Of cause you did look after Rei during the whole horrible event but other than that you've done nothing leadership worthy!"

Hitoshi ground his teeth together he had to control himself Nagmo was just having one of his movements and was being a typical asshole because he couldn't control his temper. He turned narrowing his gaze "Your right Nagmo. I've not been the greatest leader in truth it hurt to loose Taki! It hurt everyday waking up and going in to her empty bedroom and not having her there to guide me!"

Nagmo pulled up sharply "You stupid bastard you always just turn around and agree! For once in your life put me my place with some force!" He turned meeting Hitoshi's brown gaze head on "Taki used to hit me, it was her way of putting me in my place! Why is it you don't have the balls to?" Hitoshi sneered pulling up to face the seething man in front of him "I'm not Taki!"

Nagmo rolled his eyes "No your not but you are in charge so show some backbone! Stop hiding in the shadows, it makes you come across as such a coward!" Hitoshi could feel his hand slowly forming a fist "I am no coward! Don't you ever call me one Nagmo!" The older man pulled back a grin spreading across his face "Well you don't have the balls to hit me."

He pulled up his hand looking at it "I mean if you can't hit me then I guess you must be." Hitoshi pulled up stepping forward "I will not be called a coward! Especially not by my own brother who's a drunken pervert!" He watched Nagmo narrow his gaze "Oh the rage is all there but with no punch to back it up I'm disappointed!"

Hitoshi didn't think he swung around his fist slamming the older man in the lower jaw. He heard the horrified gasps of the other ninja's around him. Nagmo hit the floor painfully his back feeling the full force of the fall. He pulled himself up slightly trying to clear the stars he could taste blood in his mouth. He turned to his younger brother a wide grin spreading across his face "Now that wasn't so hard was it?"

Hitoshi sneering at his older brother "Smug bastard you want another?" He felt Ryoko grab him before he step forward he turned eyeing her. Ryoko narrowed her gaze "Don't be foolish Hitoshi! Nagmo was trying to make a point, he's made it." Hitoshi pulled his arm free from her grip "I'll never understand why you and him get on so well. I mean he's such a bastard, how do you put up with him?"

He turned away sharply not wanting to hear Ryoko's possible answer then slowly stepped over Nagmo. He calmly walked over to where Rei was sitting then sat himself down next to her. He turned noticing his fathers angered gaze. He shook his head he didn't care if he got pulled to one side for his actions Nagmo deserved it.

Ryoko slowly folded her arm eyeing Nagmo "You know that wasn't the brightest thing to do." Nagmo smiled at her "Hey I just wanted to see if he had it in him." Ryoko narrowed her gaze "You're an asshole you know that?"

Nagmo shook his head "Yeah I know that, I know I'm the guy in this clan who really annoys everyone. I'm also your best friend." Ryoko kneeled down slightly " That's true you're my best friend and my drinking buddy." Nagmo grinned widely "I also get you dates with good looking Japanese's men. You can't say I'm not your most trustworthy friend in the whole world, even if I am an asshole."

Ryoko laughed slightly "That is very true." She put a hand on his yaw "So tell me did Hitoshi break any off your teeth?" Nagmo rolled his eyes "No it wasn't that hard of a blow I tasted blood but that's all." Ryoko grinned "I see, well come on asshole get up of the floor so I can make sure." Nagmo pulled himself up he stiffened slightly feeling the dull pain in his back "See I'm fine, do you have any Sake left?"

Ryoko eyed him "I have a little we'll share it." Nagmo pulled up a hand "Better to share with a best friend than drink on my own that's never any fun." Ryoko rolled her eyes "You just like drinking with me because I point out all the beautiful women in taverns that you can hit on." Nagmo laughed aloud "Yeah that and the fact I can talk to you about anything."

Ryoko slowly watched as Nagmo sat down he looked up "I mean what would life be with out my best friend, beautiful girls and killing ugly faced demons." Ryoko sat down she pulled out the small bottle of Sake that was under the table. She slammed it in to his chest playful "Ok point taken now drink up asshole."

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Taki slowly looked up at the large stone double doors in front of her. They where covered in creeper vines, which spread around its stone sides wrapping themselves in to ever inch of the elaborately engraved doors. Her eyes wandered for a second as she put her hand on the door running her fingers between the groves.

It had been so long since she'd stood in front these doors. Her thoughts wandered for a moment the labyrinth had seemed so hard all those years ago and yet know it hadn't been so bad. She breathed in deeply then turned slightly a smile spreading across her lips.

Sophitia turned looking at the door "This is the way back in to the labyrinth?" she watched Taki run her finger down the doors groves again the ninja's wide grin turned to a small smile "Yes this is it." Sophitia put up a hand running it down the elaborate door "It's beautiful I mean look at the craftsman ship it looks like it was all done by hand."

Taki slowly put a hand out taking Sophitia's "It was done by one of the Jin Uni Ki craft's man that's what Yasashiku told me last time I was here. The groves where made using his claws. I think its off something from the demon world not sure what though." Sophitia slowly entwined her fingers with Taki's "It reminds me off an old tree because of how it flows and twists around itself."

Taki put a hand up again running her fingers in the groves " A tree never thought of that it always looked like a spirit rising up from the dead to me." Sophitia turned slightly "A dying spirit that's interesting." Taki raised an eyebrow "You think so?"

Sophitia smiled she slowly pulled up her hand tracing the deep groves "Of cause, I mean it look's at theses long parts they could well be a sprits arms flying out. The rest could be the body." Taki smiled slightly " It's nice that you see the same image as me." She paused then took a step closer to the younger woman "I wasn't sure if you'd see it like I do."

Sophitia smiled widely "I'm full of surprises." She felt Taki's hands as they came up slowly grasping her arms. Taki gently ran her fingers down Sophitia's upper arms she felt the muscles tense slightly. She leaned forward meeting the younger woman's light green gaze "That you are." She slowly brought her hand up running it down the side of Sophitia's face "So full of little surprises sweet, wonderful surprises."

Sophitia looked up slightly meeting Taki's dark brown gaze "I believe your flattering me again, aren't you Taki?" Taki raised an eyebrow a grin spread across her face "Oh yes I'm flattering you again. How is it someone as beautiful as you doesn't like being flattered?"

Sophitia closed her eyes feeling the ninja's hand as it moved slowly through her hair "It's not that I don't like being flattered I just feel so guilty that I'm not flattering you." Taki pulled back slightly she pulled up the younger woman's hair letting it run through her fingers "You don't have to flatter me I never cared for flattery anyway. The very feel of your love is enough for me."

She slowly came closer "You have no idea how long I watched you. How long I waited just for you. I wanted you so bad but I felt I couldn't reach you." She breathed in deeply "I watched how people treated you and I was so angry that they could look upon you with such distain. How could they believe that you where no warrior just because of you used to be a bakers daughter."

She narrowed her gaze "No one should be allowed to treat you that way. Plus your more warrior than half those fools I see fighting with a sword, because you believe in everything you do. That's why you where the one who shattered Cervantes's first sword and not them."

Sophitia slowly leaned forward until she was close to Taki's ear "Now you really are flattering me." Taki laughed slightly "No I'm not flattering, I'm just stating a fact." She slowly brought her hands up on to Sophitia's shoulders "I've just never believed in equals until I met you that's all."

She slowly ran her fingers down the younger woman's shoulders "I spent my life alone as far as relationships went and in my youth, I was also a heartbreaker. I watched my brothers and sisters get girlfriends and boyfriends and play out their annoying one-night stands. I just didn't want to play along I just wanted something more."

She paused then leaned forward kissing the side of Sophitia's face "I'm glad I waited because you where so worth the wait." Sophitia ran her hand slowly through Taki's long fridge "Thank you, I agree with you one night stands are never worth the effort I've had a few. It's never nice to wake up an realize that it was all about sex and love is lost on you."

Taki slowly put a hand on Sophitia neck tracing the soft curve "You had a couple of one night stands?" Sophitia gasped slightly a smile slowly spread a across her face "A couple I was immature once. I just wanted love it just didn't occur to me that it wasn't what they wanted." Taki slowly kissed the side of Sophitia neck she felt the younger woman twitch "Well like you I'd rather have something to hold on to. Love means nothing if you don't have someone to share it with you."

"That is very true couldn't have said it any better myself."

Taki shot up sharply she turned her head see Keiko was standing behind her. She watched the female demon shake her main slightly Taki slowly narrowed her gaze "How long have you been standing there?"

Keiko smiled widely "Long enough, I came to give you your weapons. Kiyoshi will be along in a couple of minutes he has your gifts, which Yasashiku has prepared for you. He would be here himself to give them to you and he apologises that he can't. It's just he is getting the rest of our pack ready to fight and strapping them in their battle arms."

Taki slowly put her hand around Sophitia's shoulder "I understand." Keiko slowly pulled up Sophitia's long shield from a pack behind her she put the half Samurai sword down in front of it "Here's your weapons Sophitia we cleaned your shield and we've got rid of the rust on your sword." She watched the blonde woman smile the slowly lean forward taking her fully cleaned weapons."

Keiko grinned pulling out Taki's long dagger "We also had this cleaned for you. Took a while since this is a very old weapon." She slowly placed the weapon in ninja's hand "Should feel a lot smoother know when you use it. Yasashiku mentioned to me that you where having trouble with it."

Taki spun the dagger slightly between her fingers "I was, thank you for fixing it and thanks for cleaning Sophitia's weapons." Keiko pulled up a clawed hand "My pleasure, I get a lot of pleasure out of cleaning up old weapons anyway so it was no trouble." She shook her main again "I'm just wondering what Yasashiku has prepared for you. His gifts are always so interesting."

She turned seeing Kiyoshi burst through the forest. The large Jin Uni Ki ran forward coming to stop next to her "My apologises for being late I got a little caught up in a few things." Taki smiled then nodded her head "No problem just glad your here to see as off." Kiyoshi grinned widely he pulled over a small pack "Well I have both your gifts here."

He smiled pulling out what looked a very thin soft white leather strap with had a thicker middle and a clasp to fit it together. He turned slowly to Sophitia "This is Yasashiku's gift its specially for you." He raised an eyebrow noticing Sophitia's confused look. He grinned widely "This strap is made from Jin Uni Ki fur it's tougher than leather and unbreakable. You can put it over the unhealed scar, which the Soul Edge sword made. It'll protect you if someone tries to hurt you there."

"It's also as light as a feather so you wont feel it and it wont show up under your cloths." He watched Sophitia take the piece from his clawed hand. She looked at it for a moment then turned slowly putting a hand on one of his clawed finger. He smiled shaking his main slightly "Taki mentioned you needed something to protect that area. She said you passed out because someone hit you there."

He turned slowly winking at Taki then put his free hand in the pack pulling out a Ninjato sword which was covered in elaborate weaving markings. He slowly handed it to the surprised ninja "This is one of the Jin Uni Ki's magical blades. It's very potent and can bring just about any demon to their knees."

He pulled up both clawed hands "It's not as powerful as Mekki-Maru or Rekki-Maru but it's one of the most powerful sword we've made and I'm sure it'll fare you well." Taki slowly let her eye wander up the blade "Thank you and my thanks for the present you gave Sophitia."

Sophitia slowly squeezed Kiyoshi's clawed finger then looked up smiling at him "Thank you for all you've done for as." The huge Jin Uni Ki put his hand up to his chest "It was my pleasure it'll be a shame to see you both go. Still we'll meet again soon enough I'm sure off it."

Keiko slowly turned to the door she smiled showing of her gleaming white teeth "Well time to let you out." She slowly ran a clawed hand down the stone door then took a step back. She pulled up her head a low serine almost high-pitched cry came from her mouth. It echoed through the forest and echoed around her she perked her ear hearing Kiyoshi join her in the serenade.

Sophitia turned staring at both demons the sound coming from there mouths sounded beautiful. It was similar to those huge beautiful creatures that swam in front of ships whose huge bodies where bigger than ships. Maxi had referred to them as whales, he'd also stopped the boat so she and Seung Mina could dive in to the water and listen to their song.

This was so similar yet so much sweeter her gaze turned sharply as the curves in side the stone wall began to glow. The pattern began to flow outwards as it glowed its beautiful pattern lighting up. Its light beamed out lighting the area around both her and Taki, the pattern looked almost godly what ever it was.

There was a huge grinding sound as the doors spilt apart breaking the amazing pattern in two as they slowly moved backwards. Opening out into a dark corridor, she slowly turned hearing the beautiful sound stop.

Taki smiled slowly taking a step forward she slowly took hold of Sophitia arm bring the younger woman with her. She turned to Kiyoshi a wide grin spreading across her face "I hope to see you on the other side. Give your father my thanks." The huge Jin Uni Ki lowered his head nodding "I will and thank you for bringing as the important information you did. We intend to fight this battle with all our might we promise you that."

Taki pulled up a hand "I know you will." She slowly stepped through the doors in to the corridor. She watched as Sophitia followed her, the younger woman turned sharply as the doors began to close behind her. She watched as they slammed shut and the light disappeared as well the Demon Garden. The doors began to disappear completely their edges vanished becoming like the stone wall around the corridor.

Taki turned sharply watching the corridor as it went dark she grabbed one of the flaming torches from the wall pulling it up so she could see the path ahead. Her arm slowly slid around Sophitia's waist. She smiled as the younger woman turned to look at her, her eyes catching the flames light, which caused them to sparkle in the darkness.

She turned looking back at the corridor ahead "Well I guess the way out is this way. Well at least that's what Keiko told me." Sophitia turned looking down the corridor she turned smiling at her girlfriend "Lead the way."

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